Lamson Dugan & Murray is here for you. As we all do our part to act as responsible citizens in response to the unprecedented COVID-19 events we have created a Resource Center for those that may be affected by legal implications from the virus.
Our Resource Center is meant to provide you with general guidance on COVID-19 from our team and links to important state and federal resources. Additional resources will be added as more become available.
Lamson Dugan & Murray COVID-19 Resources
Bankruptcy
All Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 meetings of creditors scheduled after April 1, 2020 for all locations in Nebraska will be conducted by telephone until further notice
In an effort to reduce the spread of Covid-19, all Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 meetings of creditors scheduled after April 1, 2020 for all locations in Nebraska will be conducted by telephone until [...]
Business
DOL published regulations providing guidance on paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The DOL published regulations providing guidance on paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. This temporary rules provides critical guidance on a number of topics related the FFCRA including conditions that a business [...]
COVID-19-Related Tax Credits for Required Paid Leave Provided by Small and Midsize Businesses FAQs
The IRS has issued important guidance for employers answering many questions regarding tax credits for payments made under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Included in the questions and answers is specific guidance on documents [...]
Paycheck Protection Program Application Form
Click the link for the Paycheck Protection Program Application Form: https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2020-03/Borrower%20Paycheck%20Protection%20Program%20Application.pdf If you have questions about the Small Business Paycheck Protection Program, please give Senior Counsel Attorney, Eric Tiritilli a call at 402-397-7300.
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) INFORMATION SHEET: BORROWERS
The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) authorizes up to $349 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses to pay their employees during the COVID-19 crisis. All loan terms will be the same for everyone. The loan amounts [...]
SMALL BUSINESS PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM
The Paycheck Protection Program provides small businesses with funds to pay up to 8 weeks of payroll costs including benefits. Funds can also be used to pay interest on mortgages, rent, and utilities. Fully Forgiven [...]
CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY LOANS – Small Business Guide and Checklist
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocated $350 billion to help small businesses keep workers employed amid the pandemic and economic downturn. Known as the Paycheck Protection Program, the initiative provides 100% [...]
Construction
Construction Contractors and the CARES Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was just passed and it contains a number of provisions that will benefit the construction industry, including, the Paycheck Protection Program, unemployment, and delayed payroll taxes. [...]
Why Your COVID-19 Planning Should Include Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Finances
Concerns surrounding COVID-19 are not just related to construction projects and contracts. You need to make sure you are personally ready to deal with COVID-19. Here is an article from one of my partners discussing [...]
Is it Time to Send your COVID-19 Notice? YES
COVID-19 is hampering all aspects of our lives, and the construction industry is no exception. As you continue to assess your construction projects, don’t forget that you likely have notice obligations to upstream contractors or [...]
Is the Coronavirus Infecting Your Construction Schedule?
We are all feeling the impact of the Corona virus, either because we or someone we know has been exposed or it is causing changes to our schedules. Have you given any thought about how [...]
Court
Judicial Response to COVID-19 – UPDATES
Due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, a public health emergency has been declared in the United States. Experts say that one of the most effective ways to protect against this disease is to limit [...]
Judicial Response to COVID-19
Due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, a public health emergency has been declared in the United States. Experts say that one of the most effective ways to protect against this disease is to limit [...]
Employment
Families First Coronavirus Response Act COVID-19 Poster & FAQ’s
Family First Coronavirus Response ACT COVID-19 Poster and Frequently Asked Questions links below. Link: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/posters/FFCRA_Poster_WH1422_Non-Federal.pdf FAQ's: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-poster-questions If you have questions about the First Coronavirus Response Act, please give Senior Counsel Attorney, Eric Tiritilli a [...]
DOL Publishes Initial Guidance & Employee Notice Regarding Family First Coronavirus Response Act
The DOL has provided a comprehensive Q&A document explaining and outlining some of the most common questions related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act including guidance on counting employees to determine if your company [...]
COVID-19 and the Fair Labor Standards Act: Questions and Answers
Here is a link to frequently asked questions about the Fair Labor Standards Act: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa/pandemic If you have questions about how the Fair Labor Standards Act will impact you or your business, please give Senior [...]
Preparing to Provide Paid Sick and FMLA Leave
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) has passed the Senate and signed into law by the President. It will go into effect on April 1, 2020. Among the measures included as part of the [...]
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice – Frequently Asked Questions
Here is a link to frequently asked questions about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-poster-questions If you have questions about how the Families First Coronavirus Response Act will impact your business, please give [...]
COVID-19 Employers Best Practices
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) has changed all our lives. Employers and employees are rightfully concerned about the COVID-19 virus and how it will affect each one of us. Employers, like you, are concerned with how to [...]
Estate Planning
Why Your COVID-19 Planning Should Include Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Finances
At LDM, we share all the concerns of every family and business as our country faces this unprecedented time in our lives. We echo the reassurance of health care experts that we can all [...]
Why Your Coronavirus (COVID-19) Planning Should Include Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Finances
At LDM, we share all the concerns of every family and business as our country faces this unprecedented time in our lives. We echo the reassurance of health care experts that we can all get [...]
Health Care
Gov. Ricketts Announces 11 Counties in South-Central Nebraska Now Included in State’s Directed Health Measure
LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced that the State’s sixth and seventh COVID-19 related Directed Health Measures (DHMs) include Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Franklin, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney, Nuckolls, Phelps, and Webster counties. They will be [...]
Gov. Ricketts Signs Executive Order Giving Flexibility to Healthcare Facilities, Announces Safety Guidelines for Nursing Homes
LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced a new executive order to give healthcare facilities greater flexibility to respond to coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of the order is to enable healthcare facilities to expand capacity [...]
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Guidance on applicability of HIPAA during the Coronavirus Pandemic
February 2020 Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services BULLETIN: HIPAA Privacy and Novel Coronavirus In light of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the [...]
Hospitals turn to remote monitoring tools to free up beds – STAT
Desperate to free up beds for only the sickest Covid-19 patients, hospitals nationwide are weighing the use of new technologies to monitor patients from their homes. See the full article here: https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/25/coronavirus-hospitals-weigh-remote-patient-monitoring-tools/ If you have [...]
Legislative
Gov. Ricketts Issued an Executive Order to Prevent Evictions of Nebraskans Significantly Impacted by COVID-19
Gov. Ricketts issued an executive order to prevent evictions of Nebraskans significantly impacted by COVID-19. The order prevents the eviction of renters unable to pay rent due on or after March 13th because of the [...]
Tax
An Overview of the CARES Act Tax Implications
The CARES Act revised, relaxed and created a number of new tax policies for businesses. While a number of these are still being clarified with respect to interpretation and implementation, they are worth looking at [...]
Lamson Dugan & Murray COVID-19 Resources
Construction
Construction Contractors and the CARES Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was just passed and it contains a number of provisions that will benefit the construction industry, including, the Paycheck Protection Program, unemployment, and delayed payroll taxes. [...]
Why Your COVID-19 Planning Should Include Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Finances
Concerns surrounding COVID-19 are not just related to construction projects and contracts. You need to make sure you are personally ready to deal with COVID-19. Here is an article from one of my partners discussing [...]
Is it Time to Send your COVID-19 Notice? YES
COVID-19 is hampering all aspects of our lives, and the construction industry is no exception. As you continue to assess your construction projects, don’t forget that you likely have notice obligations to upstream contractors or [...]
Is the Coronavirus Infecting Your Construction Schedule?
We are all feeling the impact of the Corona virus, either because we or someone we know has been exposed or it is causing changes to our schedules. Have you given any thought about how [...]
Court
Judicial Response to COVID-19 – UPDATES
Due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, a public health emergency has been declared in the United States. Experts say that one of the most effective ways to protect against this disease is to limit [...]
Judicial Response to COVID-19
Due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, a public health emergency has been declared in the United States. Experts say that one of the most effective ways to protect against this disease is to limit [...]
Employment
Families First Coronavirus Response Act COVID-19 Poster & FAQ’s
Family First Coronavirus Response ACT COVID-19 Poster and Frequently Asked Questions links below. Link: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/posters/FFCRA_Poster_WH1422_Non-Federal.pdf FAQ's: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-poster-questions If you have questions about the First Coronavirus Response Act, please give Senior Counsel Attorney, Eric Tiritilli a [...]
DOL Publishes Initial Guidance & Employee Notice Regarding Family First Coronavirus Response Act
The DOL has provided a comprehensive Q&A document explaining and outlining some of the most common questions related to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act including guidance on counting employees to determine if your company [...]
COVID-19 and the Fair Labor Standards Act: Questions and Answers
Here is a link to frequently asked questions about the Fair Labor Standards Act: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa/pandemic If you have questions about how the Fair Labor Standards Act will impact you or your business, please give Senior [...]
Preparing to Provide Paid Sick and FMLA Leave
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) has passed the Senate and signed into law by the President. It will go into effect on April 1, 2020. Among the measures included as part of the [...]
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice – Frequently Asked Questions
Here is a link to frequently asked questions about the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-poster-questions If you have questions about how the Families First Coronavirus Response Act will impact your business, please give [...]
COVID-19 Employers Best Practices
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) has changed all our lives. Employers and employees are rightfully concerned about the COVID-19 virus and how it will affect each one of us. Employers, like you, are concerned with how to [...]
Estate Planning
Why Your COVID-19 Planning Should Include Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Finances
At LDM, we share all the concerns of every family and business as our country faces this unprecedented time in our lives. We echo the reassurance of health care experts that we can all [...]
Why Your Coronavirus (COVID-19) Planning Should Include Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Finances
At LDM, we share all the concerns of every family and business as our country faces this unprecedented time in our lives. We echo the reassurance of health care experts that we can all get [...]
Health Care
Gov. Ricketts Announces 11 Counties in South-Central Nebraska Now Included in State’s Directed Health Measure
LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced that the State’s sixth and seventh COVID-19 related Directed Health Measures (DHMs) include Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Franklin, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney, Nuckolls, Phelps, and Webster counties. They will be [...]
Gov. Ricketts Signs Executive Order Giving Flexibility to Healthcare Facilities, Announces Safety Guidelines for Nursing Homes
LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced a new executive order to give healthcare facilities greater flexibility to respond to coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of the order is to enable healthcare facilities to expand capacity [...]
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Guidance on applicability of HIPAA during the Coronavirus Pandemic
February 2020 Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services BULLETIN: HIPAA Privacy and Novel Coronavirus In light of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the [...]
Hospitals turn to remote monitoring tools to free up beds – STAT
Desperate to free up beds for only the sickest Covid-19 patients, hospitals nationwide are weighing the use of new technologies to monitor patients from their homes. See the full article here: https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/25/coronavirus-hospitals-weigh-remote-patient-monitoring-tools/ If you have [...]
Legislative
Gov. Ricketts Issued an Executive Order to Prevent Evictions of Nebraskans Significantly Impacted by COVID-19
Gov. Ricketts issued an executive order to prevent evictions of Nebraskans significantly impacted by COVID-19. The order prevents the eviction of renters unable to pay rent due on or after March 13th because of the [...]